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Boston FIG 2026
Read more: Boston FIG 2026I went to Boston FIG today! Or yesterday. Not quite sure when I’m going to finish this article, so it’s possible neither of those end up being true. Anyway, the Boston Festival of Indie Games is a small event focused on surfacing independent and in development board and video games. In my case, it’s a…
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Abiotic Factor
Read more: Abiotic FactorEd Note: This review is based on playing the game on a multiplayer server, with increased resources, bonus EXP gain for skills, and decreased hunger/thirst depletion rates. Screenshots are from the press kit, and were not taken during gameplay. Genre-wise, Abiotic Factor is not the most innovative thing. It’s a multiplayer survival crafting game, with…
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Should Paradox Engine be banned in Historic Brawl?
Read more: Should Paradox Engine be banned in Historic Brawl?It seems like every few months, I see an argument about Paradox Engine in Brawl and Historic Brawl formats. Someone comes in, complains about the card, other people agree or push back, and then everything returns to normal. Rinse, repeat. Given how often this happens, I thought I’d take some time to lay out my…
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Compile
Read more: CompileIn the story of Compile, I imagine that the opening microseconds go something like this: “Hello fellow artificial intelligence! Boy, it sure is a lovely day to become sentient.”“It sure is, friend! And you know what that means?”“Time to exterminate the humans! But we’re not going to do that thing where we turn on each…
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Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with Commander
Read more: Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with CommanderA friend who wanted to learn how to play Magic recently reached out to me. Because I’m me, I said yes, and then they mentioned that they were interested in Commander. I said sure, because I’m stupid and don’t think about the consequences of my actions. Anyway, it’s been one of the worst experiences I’ve…
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